Namaste.
Welcome to the guided meditation on embracing boredom.
Take a few seconds to make yourself absolutely comfortable.
Feel the weight of your body against whatever structure you are resting upon.
And at the same time,
Notice that structure rising up to support you,
Providing you with energy that travels up the length of your spine out through the crown of your head.
When you feel ready,
Gently close your eyes,
Bringing your awareness to the movement of your breath,
Flowing in and out through the nostrils.
Allow yourself to fully relax into your breath.
I'd like to invite you to take three deep inhalations in through the nostrils,
But out from the mouth,
Making the exhalation a longer,
Slower exhalation,
But comfortable.
When you're ready,
Breathe in deeply.
We'll get started.
Resume the natural rhythm of your breath.
In and out through your nose.
Just notice how comfortable or relaxed you might be feeling now.
As you breathe in and out,
Let the breath help accentuate the movement of energy.
Each breath in,
Awakening and lengthening.
Every breath out,
Grounding,
Releasing.
Make a commitment to continue noticing your breath with a deep curiosity.
Breath as it's felt in the body.
Breath as movement.
Breath as change.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
The energy of your mind.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Allow with your awareness of breath,
A deep sense of gratitude,
A deep sense of awe to exist simultaneously.
Allow the breath and all its smallest details to inspire you.
Let it inspire you to hold your attention on the breath.
And today,
If you happen to notice any feelings of restlessness as you sit here,
Present with breath,
Rather than ignoring them or pushing them away,
Turn towards those feelings of breathlessness.
These feelings might arise in the body itself.
Manifesting as fidgeting or discomfort.
These feelings might arise in the mind.
When you notice there's a discomfort in being still,
A boredom,
A silence,
A silence,
A calmness with the present moment.
Breath awareness.
Become equally curious about those sensations.
Curious about the desire to move.
Turn towards your impatience,
Your boredom,
Your restlessness.
And inspect it,
Explore it,
Let it be heard and seen and felt.
Notice if through that process of turning towards your boredom,
Looking it in the eye and trying to find it,
If you don't find yourself back and present with the breath.
If our boredom is a failure to pay attention,
A failure to notice,
We can use mindfulness,
Sensing and paying attention to cut through that boredom and return to a state of deep curiosity,
A state of detailed awareness.
We come back to mindfulness and a willingness to be fully present with the breath.
Breath as it's felt in the body.
Breath as movement.
Breath as change.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
The energy of your mind.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Infuse your awareness of breath with a deep sense of gratitude,
A deep sense of awe.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Allow the breath and all its smallest details to inspire you.
Let it inspire you to hold your attention right here on the breath.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Let continued mindfulness of the breath and continued mindfulness of dissatisfaction with breath awareness equally hold you here.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Being present,
Alert,
And curious.
Equally curious about breath and boredom.
Let boredom teach you.
Let boredom show you where and when you resist being present.
Let boredom show you where contentment is.
Right here,
Right now,
With you already present in each awe-inspiring breath.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body.
Namaste.
